The Han Wengong Temple, located on a mid-mountain terrace of Wufeng Mountain to the north of Changli County, has been restored for 22 years to date. It is now designated as the "Former Revolutionary Sites of Li Dazhao at Wufeng Mountain" and has successively been recognized as a patriotic education base at the county (Changli), city (Qinhuangdao), and provincial (Hebei) levels. Along with the former residence memorial hall of Li Dazhao established in July 1958 in Daheituo Village, Leting County, and the Li Dazhao Memorial Hall built in August 1997 in Leting County town, they together form key commemorative sites related to Li Dazhao in his hometown area.
Shuiyan Temple, located on Baofeng Terrace in the Jieshi Mountain scenic area, is also known as "Baofeng Temple." To its north lies the main peak of Jieshi Mountain, Xiantai Peak; to the east stands a 241-meter-high peak that is tall and graceful, with bizarre rocks jutting out, resembling an incense burner, hence named "Xiangshan" (Fragrant Mountain); to the west it connects to a slope ridge leading to the western cliffs of Xiantai Peak. The top of this slope resembles a crown and is called...
The Golden Cave is located in Shishangou Village, Liangshuihe Township — known as the "Little Tibet" — of Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, Qinhuangdao City. It lies deep in the mountains, more than 30 kilometers southwest of the county seat. The scenic area borders Lulong to the east, Qian'an to the south, Qianxi to the west, and Kuancheng to the north. Locals humorously call it a place where “a single rooster’s crow can be heard in four counties.” Surrounded by mountains and blessed with beautiful scenery, it is a tourist destination that is “naturally gorgeous yet hidden away like a maiden yet to be discovered.” The cave was discovered many years ago during gold mining; it is said that both Koreans and Japanese had previously extracted considerable amounts of gold ore from there. While digging tunnels along the long caverns hidden within the mountain, the miners stumbled upon numerous karst caves of various sizes, filled with uniquely shaped, colorful stalactites.
The European-style Street is located on Ba’er Road in Beidaihe District. Before the renovation, most of the buildings along both sides of Ba’er Road were constructed in the 1990s, suffering from severe damage. Facilities such as street lamps and trash bins were outdated and dilapidated, while signs and house numbers were disorganized. To enhance the overall image of Beidaihe’s core tourist resort area, at the end of 2008, Beidaihe vigorously launched…
The construction of modern architecture in Beidaihe dates back to the late 19th century. It entered a period of prosperity after China’s first tourist railway branch line was built here in 1917, during which 273 new villas were added over seven years. Together with the 253 villas built in the preceding three decades, by 1924 there were a total of 526 Chinese and foreign villas on the Beidaihe seaside, …
Qinglong Lake National Wetland Park is located in Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County. Viewed from above, the lake's surface resembles a soaring dragon dancing through the clouds and rising into the sky—hence the name "Qinglong Lake" (Dragon Lake). Boating on the lake, with green mountains mirrored on both shores and clouds drifting beneath the water like paintings, one truly feels as though "they sit at the bow of the boat while the boat sails through a painting."...
Lulong Yiqu Baiku National Wetland Park: The "Yiqu" refers to the Yinxi Canal, which stretches 67.5 kilometers in length. Along both sides of the canal, there are over a hundred reservoirs and lakes of various sizes. It is hailed as the "Milky Way descending to earth" and the "dragons wandering the dry seas with stars fallen to the ground." Nourished by the canal water, the area within the "Yiqu Baiku" region boasts clear mountains, emerald waters, deep forests, fragrant fruit, fertile farmland, and...
The predecessor of the Qinhuangdao Martyrs' Cemetery was the Shanhaiguan Martyrs' Cemetery, established in 1956. Eighty-two years ago, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, a major strike broke out on the Beijing-Fengtian Railway in Qinhuangdao; seventy-six years ago, the first shots of the Battle of the Great Wall were fired here; sixty-four years ago, brave People's Liberation Army soldiers organized the Shanhaiguan Defense Battle; sixty-one...
Qinhuangdao Library adopts an open-shelf borrowing, free reading, and simplified management approach; it has fully implemented automated management, established a digital library, and achieved the sharing of cultural information resources. The library continues to expand its service channels, featuring dedicated spaces such as a children’s reading room, a senior citizens’ reading room, and Hebei Province’s first blind library. In particular, drawing on Qinhuangdao’s identity as a coastal tourist city, it has set up a tourism resource room and taken a series of measures to develop and deepen specialized tourism services, thus maximizing the public library’s role in delivering document information and providing social education. Service Philosophy: Professional Dedication, Reader First, Civilized Service, Contribution to Society.
The former site of Yaohua Glass Factory is located in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. It was originally the first large-scale glass manufacturing enterprise in China — the Qinhuangdao Yaohua Machinery Manufacturing Glass Co., Ltd., jointly established by Chinese and Belgian investors in 1922. At that time, it was the only Sino-foreign joint venture in northern China and marked the beginning of China’s glass industry development. The first machine-made flat glass in China was produced here.
The historic architecture of Qinhuangdao Port was built in the late 19th century and includes docks, breakwaters, loading and unloading machinery and equipment, as well as work and living quarters for management personnel at all levels. Currently, a total of 17 sites have been designated as provincial-level cultural heritage protection units, 13 of which belong to Qinhuangdao Port. Most of these buildings are well preserved. The port authorities have a clear inventory of these structures...
The Confucius Temple, also known as the Temple of the First Teacher, is located on the north side of West Avenue within the city of Shanhaiguan, originally within the campus of the former No. 3 Middle School. It is one of the very few temple structures in the Shanhaiguan area that dates back over 540 years. Historical records indicate that it was built in the 14th year of the Zhengtong reign of the Ming Dynasty (1449), and has since undergone multiple renovations and expansions. Together, they form a grand group of Confucian...
Located on the northern slope of Hongshan Mountain, nine kilometers south of the Zhongyu Kou Pass of the Great Wall, there is a quarry site. Through on-site archaeological investigation and analysis, as well as comparison with data from the general survey of the Great Wall, it has been determined to be a quarry established during the Ming Dynasty for the construction of the Great Wall. This site was designated as one of the first batch of key cultural relics protection units by the People's Government of Lulong County. In 198…
The White Robe Nunnery at Taolin Kou is located north of Taolin Kou Village, about forty kilometers north of Lulong County, Qinhuangdao City (in Liujia Ying Township). It was built during the Ming Dynasty and holds significant archaeological value. The White Robe Nunnery (Lulong) at Taolin Kou is situated forty kilometers north of Lulong County, Qinhuangdao City (in Liujia Ying Township), north of Taolin Kou Village. According to research, it was constructed during the Ming Dynasty. Because the shrine enshrines a...
Ban Changyu Pagoda, located in Ban Changyu Village, Yi Yuankou Township, Funing County, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, China, is a provincial-level cultural heritage site of Funing County, Qinhuangdao. It is classified as an ancient architectural structure and was designated on July 23, 1982. The pagoda sits in a valley running from east to west, south of Ban Changyu Village, Funing County. Its historical period dates back to the Ming Dynasty...
The Ancient Battlefield Steles at Bangshuiya are located in Xiaobangshui Village, Funing County, and are Ming Dynasty stone carvings. In September of the first year of the Longqing era (1567), tens of thousands of cavalry from the Tümed tribe of Mongolia invaded through the Beijielingkou section of the Great Wall north of Funing, plundering several counties including Funing, Lulong, Changli, and Leting. In October, Brigadier General Zhang Chen led his cavalry force of three thousand men and completely annihilated the invading Tümed forces at Bangshuiya...
Backniuding Taiqing Temple is located at the southern foot of Laoling Mountain, 26 kilometers northeast of Funing County, at an altitude of 956 meters. Its peak rises like a pillar, abruptly jutting from among the surrounding mountains, making it quite precipitous. It gets its name from the rock formation behind it that resembles a cow. Backniuding Taiqing Temple was initially built during the Tianqing era of the Liao Dynasty (1111–1120 AD). In the 14th year of the Zhengde reign of the Ming Dynasty (1519 AD)...
Changli is the ancestral home of Han Yu, the foremost of the Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song dynasties. Since the Yuan Dynasty, the Han Wengong Temple, dedicated to the “Sage of Literature through the Ages,” has been built near the Yuan Ying Temple Pagoda in the county town. In 2006, two editions of the *Genealogy of the Han Family* discovered in Hanying Village, Changli County, provided strong evidence that Changli was indeed Han Yu’s ancestral home. This deep connection with Han Yu has endowed Changli with a richer cultural heritage, and the Han Wengong Temple at Wufeng Mountain is still regarded as the spiritual center of Changli’s literary tradition. Historically, at least four Han Wengong Temples have been built in Changli. As early as the late Yuan Dynasty, a temple commemorating Han Yu was constructed near the Yuan Ying Temple Pagoda in the county town, which was later relocated to the northeast corner of the town. In the spring of the 14th year of the Chongzhen reign during the Ming Dynasty, Fan Zhongwan advocated for the construction of the Han Wengong Temple at Wufeng Mountain. The current Han Wengong Temple was rebuilt in 1987. On March 5, 2001, it was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit of Hebei Province.
Guanyin Temple in Beidaihe is located within Lianfeng Mountain Park by the seaside in Beidaihe District. It sits against Lianfeng Mountain and faces the sea. The temple is built in the style of a traditional Chinese courtyard, covering an area of 830 square meters, and consists of a mountain gate, east and west side halls, and the main hall. There is a door on each side of the mountain gate, an angle door between the east side hall and the southern wall, and a corridor in the northwest corner connecting to the...
Qingfu Temple is located on Baiyun Mountain, about 1 kilometer northwest of Wen Zhuang in Huangtu Ying Township (now part of Zhucaying Town), Funing County, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. It is also referred to as Baiyun Mountain Qingfu Temple. The temple faces south and was first built in the 9th year of the Shunzhi reign, the Wuzi year (1684 AD), and was once hailed as the "Number One Temple East of Beijing." The original Qingfu Temple was constructed on three-tiered terraces…